Vinny Vella

Vinny Vella is a columnist covering Hartford and its citizens for the Courant. Vinny came to the Courant in January 2016 after working two years as a cops-and-crime reporter for the Philadelphia Daily News. He graduated from Philly’s La Salle University in 2012 with a degree in communication. Before landing in New England, his work appeared in regional publications in his native Pocono Mountains, as well as The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Denver Post.